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clipsome

adj

Etymology

From clip (“to clasp, embrace”) + -some.

  1. derived from *glemb-✻
  2. inherited from *klumpijaną✻
  3. inherited from clyppan — “to hug, embrace, cherish, clasp”
  4. inherited from clippen
  5. suffixed as clipsome — “clip + some”

Definitions

  1. Fit to be clasped or embraced.

    • As for Cinderellas in general, and not to make any invidious exceptions, it may be said of them, "with their clipsome waists," that they belong to the Cockney school — […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA